Adam Novak Photography Blog

Steyer Wedding | A Nixon Library Wedding

I am really excited to announce Mr. and Mrs. Steyer!  Cole and Tori were married on February 19th, 2012 at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda.  This was my first wedding at the Nixon Library, and it was a lot of fun!  If you haven't been there, you gotta go!  We got so many great pics around the beautiful grounds and incredible relics that is was hard to choose just a few pics for this blog.  The helicoptor in the background of the pic of Cole and his boys is the actual helicopter Nixon used, and the building Cole and Tori got married in front of is Nixon's home he grew up in...pretty cool! 

I've known Cole and Tori for a couple years now, and I have really enjoyed their friendship.  I met them back in 2010 when I shot their engagement pics.  You can check out their engagment shoot from 2010 here.  I know I've said it before, but I really appreciate their love and commitment for each other.  Cole is in the armed services, and he is overseas for half of the year. As a matter a fact, he's leaving again this week for 7 months.  Thanks, Cole and Tori, for allowing me to be part of your lives for the last couple years!     

A big thanks goes out to Emily at Intertwined Events for planning and organizing an incredible wedding!  I look forward to working with you again in the future!

ANP in the latest issue of OC Bride Magazine

 

A big THANK YOU goes out to Linda at www.mybridalassistant.com for coordinating this wedding and making this publishing possible!

 

Mr. & Mrs. Millard | A Newport Beach Wedding

Ray and I joined Mike and Shaunna for a fun filled day on June 3, 2011 at the Hyatt in Newport Beach.  I shot Shaunna's sister, Crystal's wedding, so I was really excited when Shaunna asked me to shoot her own wedding!  I feel like it was just yesterday that I was shooting Shaunna in Crystal's wedding party...crazy how time flies!  We had a great time capturing once in a lifetime memories, and we greatly apprecitate the fact that we got to be a part of it all!

Wedding coordinating provided by:

Linda Foeli My Bridal Assistant 714.399.5545

Mr. & Mrs. Vlagea | A Fallbrook Wedding

With great joy, I get to announce to the world that Candice and Larry are officialy Mr. and Mrs. Vlagea!  Their wedding took place at the incredibly beautiful Grand Tradition Estate in Fallbrook, California.  If you have not been there, you are missing out on one of the premiere wedding locations in Southern California.  The property is loaded with incredible landscaping, including waterfalls, a lake and multiple bridges.  It was a beatutiful day, and it went off without a hitch.  Larry and Candice started the day by stating their vows in front of large waterfalls and lush green landscapping.  At the end of the evening all of Larry and Candice's guests lined up and formed a sparkler tunnel and wished them well as they walked through. 

Candice and Larry, thank you for letting Ray and I take part in such a special day!

 

The Shockleys | A Beverly Hills Wedding

April 9, 2011, what a monumental day, for the Shockleys and myself!  Eight and a half months prior to the Shockley wedding I found out that my wife was pregnant with our second child.  After doing the math, we figured out that our baby's birthdate was going to be two weeks after the Shockley wedding.  Oh, and by the way, I booked the wedding before I knew about the pregnancy :)!  So, I figured, what are the odds? We're not going to have our baby two weeks early, right?  Well, as you can probably guess, my baby boy, Taylor Rey Novak was born on the same day of the Shockley wedding at 5:02 am, April 9th 2011.  I think it goes without saying that their wedding day was a very special day for me!  

The wedding took place at Westwood United Methodist Church, and the reception was at the Beverly Hilton.  Everything was perfect!  The church was beautiful, Debbie and Brent stated their vows in front of an incredible wall of stone and stained glass.  The Beverly Hilton was also an amazing setting. We took great photos all over the property.  Some of my favorites were taken on the roof of the Beverly Hilton overlooking Beverly Hills.

Thanks, Debbie and Brent, for a very memorable and special day! 

Services provided by these fine vendors

Hair by Aubree Taylor Taylor Made Bridal

Flowers by M's Florist M's Florist

DJ by Aaron Massey of Vox DJ Vox DJ

Video by Video Syndicate Video Syndicate

Makeup by Jami & Janae of Double Take Makeup Artistry Double Take

Mr and Mrs Motschman | A Wine Country Wedding

Last month, Ray and I spent an incredible day shooting the Motschman wedding at Oak Meadows Ranch in Temecula.  This was a special wedding for me because I grew up with Michael and his sister Christine. 

I love new experiences, and this was a great one!  I guess you can call it good luck, but I have never had to shoot a wedding in the rain.  Well, it was raining, and it was awesome!  I know Michael and Tatiana were a little worried about it, but it made for a very cool wedding.  The lighting was perfect for pictures, and the rain made for very cool photography...check out the drops blurred in the bridal party shot.  Love it!  

Congrats, Michael and Tatiana, I hope you like your pics! 

 

The Haywards | An OC Wedding

I am way behind on my blog again, but I promise that I am doing my best to catch up ;).  A few weeks ago we shot the Hayward wedding in Laguna Hills.  It was a great day, and we had a really fun time.  One of my favorite moments of the day was captured in the seventh image below.  Ray and I carefully coordinated pre- wedding pictures of the bride and groom just before the ceremony started.  The image is really cool because it looks like they can see each other, but they never did!  Thanks guys, for letting us be a part of your special day.

Introducing Mr and Mrs Lander

This wedding rocked!  Last week Ray and I shot the Lander wedding, and we had a blast.  Really, how can you not have a blast when you have a wedding party of 24?  I can honestly say that 24  people is the most I've had in a wedding.  At times it made shooting challenging, but man was it fun!  When I talked to Mel about her big wedding party, she said, "Hey, I have a lot of friends."  Yes, you do Mel, you have a lot of friends, and all of those friends made for a really fun wedding. 

Their wedding took place in Newport Beach, but the reception took place near Killer Dana in Dana Point.  The setting was amazing and the weather was perfect.  Thanks guys, for letting us hang out with you and all of your friends!  We had a really good time.

Crafton Wedding: San Diego, Ca

Last week Ray and I shot an amazing wedding in San Diego!  The wedding and reception took place at Bali Hai on Shelter Island.  The restaurant and banquet room was great, but what really made the location amazing was the view!  During the ceremony and the reception we had a 180 degree view of the San Diego Harbor.  Congrats, guys! 

introducing mr & mrs melber

Videssa and Derek are officially married!  Ray and I had a really fun time shooting the Melber wedding a couple of weeks ago.  I was the lucky guy that got to hang out with Videssa and her beautiful girls at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena.  I figured the hotel would be the highlight of the shoot for me because the grounds provided so many great photo opportunities...but then I walked into St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in San Gabriel for the ceremony.  All I can say is WOW! I thought I was back in Italy!  The incredible church was the perfect location for an amazing wedding.  Every tile was imported from Italy and laid by hand. 

Congrats, Videssa and Derek, and thanks for letting Ray and I be a part of your special day!